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AP Psych Brain Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Action potential is...

a)

the sequence of shifts in the electrical charge of a neuron

b)

the summation of several neural impulse signals to produce an output signal

c)

when nerves communicate with other nerves or effectors at the synapse

d)

the brains use of force

2.

If someone is able to understand speech, but has an impaired ability to produce speech, they most likely have an injury in their...?

a)

Basal Ganglia

b)

Wernicke's Area

c)

Broca's Area

d)

Substantia Nigra

3.

This is in the brain stem, and it controls breathing.

a)

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

b)

Limbic System

c)

Hippocampus

d)

Medulla

4.

The endocrine system...

a)

produces hormones in the body

b)

circulates hormones throughout the body

c)

regulates hormonal levels

d)

all of the above

5.

Which of these are located in the brain stem?

a)

Reticular Formation

b)

Limbic System

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Broca's Area

6.

Olds and Milner located reward centers in the brain structure known as the...?

a)

cerebellum

b)

hypothalamus

c)

amygdala

d)

sensory cortex

7.

Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to...?

a)

speak fluently

b)

copy drawings

c)

see colors

d)

recognize faces

8.

If a professor lesions the amygdala of a lab rat, the rat will most likely become...?

a)

hungry

b)

sexually aroused

c)

aphasic

d)

less aggressive

9.

Split brain patients have had their [---] surgically cut?

a)

hippocampus

b)

reticular formation

c)

sensory cortex

d)

corpus callosum

10.

Which brain structure receives information from all the senses except smell?

a)

pons

b)

thalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

amygdala

11.

Someone who has difficulty speaking after a stroke has...?

a)

aphasia

b)

neurogenesis

c)

lesions

d)

angular gyrus

12.

Which brain area is primarily involved with reading aloud?

a)

reticular formation

b)

hypothalamus

c)

sensory cortex

d)

angular gyrus

13.

A patient that has had a stoke says she no longer recognizes herself in the mirror? What is most likely damaged from the stroke?

a)

occipital lobe

b)

left hemisphere

c)

right hemisphere

d)

temporal lobe

14.

The secretions of the pituitary gland are most directly regulated by...?

a)

cerebellum

b)

amygdala

c)

hypothalamus

d)

thalamus

15.

The sensory cortex is most critical for our sense of...?

a)

taste

b)

sight

c)

smell

d)

touch

16.

The "little brain" attached to the rear of the brainstem is called the...?

a)

limbic system

b)

cerebellum

c)

thalamus

d)

corpus callosum

17.

Your life would be immediately threatened if you suffered destruction of the..?

a)

medulla

b)

amygdala

c)

dendrites

d)

cerebellum

18.

A person whose hand had been amputated actually felt sensations on his nonexistent fingers when his face was stroked. This best illustrates consequences of...?

a)

lateralization

b)

tomography

c)

brain plasticity

d)

aphasia

19.

The brain structure that provides a major link between the nervous system and endocrine system is the.?

a)

reticular formation

b)

amygdala

c)

cerebellum

d)

hypothalamus

20.

Which neurotransmitter helps reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?

a)

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

b)

Serotonin

c)

Norepinephrine

d)

Acetylcholine

21.

Phenotypic traits are..?

a)

examples such as sickle cell anemia

b)

examples such as diabetes running in the family

c)

examples such as blue eyes, brown hair, tall, etc.

d)

examples such as widow's peak, dimples, earlobe attachment, etc.

22.

Dendrites...?

a)

secrete neurotransmitters to the postsynaptic neuron

b)

receive information from other neurons

c)

connect the cell body with the terminal branches

d)

speed up transmission of synaptic neurotransmitters

23.

A neuron must wait to respond to stimulation immediately after firing. This condition is referred to as...?

a)

absolute refractory phase

b)

depolarization

c)

specific energy of the nerve

d)

threshold difference

24.

If a patient had tingling on the right side of the face with the sudden onset of aphasia, an magnetic resonance imaging test would likely detect...?

a)

increase in brain activity in the left frontal lobe

b)

abnormality in brain tissue of left hemisphere

c)

abnormal growth in right frontal lobe

d)

pattern of red and yellow highlighting activity in Broca's area

25.

Elena participates in Zumba because she feels energetic and happy at the end of each exercise. Which of the following are true?

a)

Elena's glutamate level drops

b)

Elena's acetylcholine level drops

c)

Elena's teratogen level rises

d)

Elena's endorphin level rises